Arnold pumps up McCain campaign
Bringing some last-stretch star power to a campaign in need of a boost, Arnold Schwarzenegger pumped up Republican John McCain today as a "real life action hero."
The actor turned California governor mocked Democrat Barack Obama, saying "he needs to do something about those skinny legs," needs to buff up those "scrawny little arms," and put some meat on his ideas.
McCain, on the other hand, "is built like a rock," Schwarzenegger said at a raucous rally in Columbus, Ohio.
The Arizona senator has been tested, including his 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war during Vietnam.
"He served longer in a POW camp than his opponent has served in the United States Senate," Schwarzenegger said.
He also derided Obama's tax policies as the same kind of socialism that his native Europe labored under for decades.
Schwarzenegger also ridiculed Obama's record-breaking fund-raising, saying he had brought in enough to bailout the banks and pay off troubled mortgages all by himself.
"Our democracy is not for sale," he said.
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I watched Schwarzenegger's Ohio speech live, and it was powerful and effective. Huge and cheering crowd.
As a US Citizen living in Toronto I have followed this election closely. Arnold is right Obama is too far left and his policies are based on the socialist policies of tax the rich to pay the poor. We had a wealthy socialist premier in Ontario New Democrat Bob Rae in the 90's recession we elected him in in a landslide . It was OK for 6 months then he brought in wage and rent controls, raised welfare, increased public spending,raised politicians wages oh yeah and read my lips RAISED TAXES in 5 years the richest province in Canada was bankrupt, we threw out the Rhodes Scholar (like Clinton)socialist and replaced him with Conservatives who ran a campaign called the Common Sense Revolution . MCCAIN PALIN USA 08
To little to late. Sorry GOP.
Why is everyone so pumped up about Schwarzenegger? His state is nearly bankrupt...! His credentials are more connected to steroids than results.
Sounds like they want to beat up Obama after class-just the good 'ol days, eh Johnny?
Good to be reminded about Arnold's scrawny little brain. Grunt on, pinhead.
How pathetic...
After all those ephitets of recent days and weeks (terrorist, socialist, marxist, sexist etc.) now it.s scrawny legs and arms...
What's next? His black skin perhaps?
Schwarzenegger = nazi scumbag
That's funny. Mr. Terminator did not think Gov. Gray Davis a decorated Vietnam veteran as a hero when he did the recall petition.. So for him if you are a Republican veteran you are a hero. He should thank the Kennedy family. Otherwise he wouldn't be in politics.. Mr. Terminator thinks that just because he was POW in Vietnam he would make a great leader. But Sen. McCain's Naval Academy record says he was a poor leader. . Mr. Terminator may be beefy because of steroids but didn't he have a heart attack or stroke recently
To the moment Schdwarzenegger was a favorite of mine- that action hero. Today, he has proven to be a hater, This McCain person has proven to be the worst sort of creation possible. It is not necessary to lie to achieve an end. A writer noted years ago that those faithful in little will be faithful in much. To make Arnold an extention of his misrepresentations is just a bit much. How can America contend with another lier. Shame on you John and your side kick too.
This is too little too late. Considering that Schwarzenegger is a joke here in California this may even have a negative effect.
Schwarzenegger's speech should be turned into a commercial and shown non-stop until the election. it was very powerful, professional, and delivered with the same slickness as anything by Obama. Even if you support Obama you should watch it as it definitely was red meat to the GOP base.
How sad it is for Arnold to let the american people think he escaped from a socialist regime to come to america for a great life. He must have forgotten where he was born and brought up because last time I checked Austria was a capitalist country and never socialist.
Exactly , Mr. Obama is a left wing liberal--the most liberal senator in the entire U.S. Senate. His beliefs are socialistic---- "Spread the wealth" -- "Increase taxes" ---sorry Obama, I work too hard for my money!!! I am a registered independent, and plan on voting for McCain.
McCain/Palin 2008
Darin,it's not to late,after a.c.o.r.n(the people who obama paid,and who distroyed our economy,after their investigated obama wont win.he cheated against hillary,he shouldn't even be in the general!
Work your brain more than your body, Termanite.
Arnold has got more problems than God here in California. McCain flies him in to star-struck a few hundred rednecks to make fun of Obama's skinny arms and legs? Maybe he should work with the Stepford wife that just stands and nods behind McCain every day. Now she is spooky!
Yeah, steroid Arnold, the fake action hero...these wingnuts probably think Arnold and Stallone actually won the Vietnam war with a little assist from Chuckie Norris...what do they all have in common, none of them actually was over there....chickenhawks, all of them....
macho BS - along with fear, it's all the republicans have left. It won't work this time. Obama is going to clean McCain's clock on Tuesday.
You Americans don't know how good you've had it. If you elect a socialist, you'll
have the kind of mess we've had in Europe for decades. Great for the lazy
uninspired types but hell for the rest of us. National Healthcare ? Don't lower
your standards to that ! Once it is in place, you'll never get rid of it.
I am a European from Denmark. It is routinely voted the best place on earth to live ...and guess what....it is socialist. Arnie is just Eurotrash who couldn't make it at home. Lets face it.. he comes from the same country that spawned Adolf Hitler .......no wonder he ran!
Arnold Rocks....just like Aerosmiths Joe Perry in supporting Senator John McCain!
Schwarzenegger is in deep trouble with the wife, I bet. LOLOL
I didn't watch him because I can hardly understand him. I'll stick with Colin Powell.
I don't beleive a vote for Mccain instead of Obama has to do anything with policies or politicsunless someone can really pesuade me. I have voted for the Republicans for the past numerous elections. To tell you the truth I am embarrased by what i am seeing in this election. First of all Mr. Schwarzenegger... this is not the time and place for not so funny jokes about someone's skeletal shape. That goes out for the idiots in the croud laughing. We are in a recession, I want to hear about the economy and health care. The only people that are talking about it is the democrats/Obama. What does Mccain offer for the average folks? Nothing. If we are talking about someone's body,shape ect.. well tell Mccain the white house is not a nursing home. Mccain looks like an idiot Mummy. Obama at least look Presidential. You have to be crazy not to give him that score unless maybe something else. Sarah Palin will have to go to school to be a Nurses Aide to take care of him there. With her level of education from what she has shown , I dought she would graduate. All you Palin's supportersjust imagine her representing America in a forum with the other world leaders. !!!Things that make you go Humm! Humm!!!
How many people left after Ahnoad finished his "speech?"
Interesting - remarks about Obama "skinny legs" and "scrawny arms." Remark about McCain "POW" status. WTF? Arnold, say something of intelligence or say nothing at all.
What is interesting to me is that every media report on the speech deletes two words at about the 11 minute mark. What was reported: "I think Americans, they will say, 'Our Democracy is not for sale'."
What was said: "I think Americans AND JEWS, they will say, 'Our Democracy is not for sale'."
All the while John McCain is standing behind him, applauding.
Sad state of affairs,
Mike
Arnold Schwarzenegger says McCain is a Vietnam war hero... that sounds totally stupid, even a 5-year-old knows it was more like a joke ( a terrible one, indeed) than a war. A joke that took us so many lives - from both sides. McCain must be really pessimistic, otherwise he would'n be counting on such bad arguments.
And about muscles... we couldn't expect anything else from Arnie.
I just hope people don't make their minds because of speeches like these.
volunteer military presence in any war like situation will soon be a threat we must face...the question of whether the confidence of those volunteers is sufficent to keep the goverment from implimenting a draft like the one that was a vietnam point of concern for those who had no choice to serve. The experience factor is going to be challenged by foreign interests in the middle east and our sons and daughters will have no choice if BO is elected, to be enlisted in a draft because of his experience will not be a well to draw their faith to lead them to victory.
never--ever have i heard a more repulsive speech than that thick headed fool's was today focusing on the physical "build" of someone does he have any idea how dated thinking that is? obviously not and i cannot begin to imagine why maria SCHRIVER could ever have an attraction to such a lubber, a dumbya, etc. there are not enough adjectives for this man. just listen to him!!!!! he's such an embarrassment and no one is really listening to him they just laugh. they'd laugh at ANYTHING ANYTHING i saw this thooughout mccain's campaign his supporters are on their cell phones only concerned w/ being on camera,etc., etc., that idiotic arnold could have said "oh, look at mccain he's a wreck a physical wreck" and everyone woul